Wichita eagle., 1887-05-22
A KANSAS YEARLING.
Not Victor Hugo, but Hugoton
the Victor, the Booming
Metropolis Of
Stevens County. Which is not yet a
Year old Arises to Question
Of Privileges.

This county embraces q square miles Of
as rich and fertile soil as can be found in
the state of Kansas. Its organization las
legalized by the winter session of the Kan
sas legislature, 1876, and at this writing,
April, 1877, contains population of over
5000 enterprising people.
Kansas never does things by halves and,
while Stevens COUNTY has taken the lead of
all west and southern counties in adding
new laurels to Kansas fair name, its rea-
sons are many and unquestionable. Being
situated in the southwestern part of the
state The SHOWS melting from the noun
tains in Colorado causes frequent and
abundance of rainfall to grow and
mature all kinds of crops season
able in the north temperate zone. An in
exhaustable supply of pure water is found
at depth of from fifty to eighty feet.
Stevens county has an altitude Of 1000 feet.
The air is pure and bracing. The climate
mild and healthy, and people troubled with
consumption, asthma or lung diseases, will
find in Stevens county's atmosphere and
climate sure and speedy cure.
For wheat, oats, corn, rice, barley, flax,
broom corn, potatoes, and all garden veg
tables. This county is equalled by few,
and for fruit and scrubbery of all kinds,
surpassed by none.
Stevens county is the outlet for the fol
lowing named railroads that
have been surveyed through this
county on their way to the great lumber
and coal fields Of Colorado and inter
commerce points of New Mexico and Tex
as: Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe, Rock
Island, Kansas, Colorado & Texas, Lamar
Hugoton s. Galveston, Omaha, Portland
& Eel Paso
1t is only eighty-five miles from Stevens
county to the great coal fields, and, as soon
as the railroads are completed Stevens
county can have the best of coal delivered
at their door for less than four dollars a
ton.
Experts contend that Hugoton has the
greatest natural components for the
manufacture of glass and brick known
in the United States, and it is only
a question of time when these natural adj
vantages will be utilized.
As before stated, the lands are not only
rich and productive, but can now be pur
chased at from $3.50 to SO per acre Oh
easy terms. Thus giving those of moder-
ate means chance to purchase home,
that by industry can in few years make
its owner independent.
The principal towns outside of Hugoton
in the county are: Macon, on south line of
the county; Lafayette, in the southeast
part; leila, in the northeast, and Dermott,
in the northwest part of the county. These
towns are all thriving and doing good
business.
Hugoton, the county seat of this grand
county, is the point to which the eyes Of
the whole southwest is directed. Through
Hugoton is to run all the railroads coming
through the county, and is today not only
the largest and most beautiful city, but the
general distributing point Of the whole
southwest
A letter received from J. J. Burns, vice
president of the D. NJ & A. r. r., states
that Gears will be running into Hugoton
early this fall" The Rock Island and the
old reliable Snnte Fe are close in their
wake.
The people of Hugoton can we'll feel
proud of the bright future in store for their
citp, and Stevens county citizens growing
interest in their farms that are soon to be-
come so valuable.